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Proposed Cluster of ExcellenceREASONS River ecosystems in the Anthropocene
The UDEs and its partner universities’ excellent water research has prevailed in the first round of the two-stage competition as part of the Excellence Strategy from the federal and state governments with the research project ‘REASONS – river ecosystems in the anthropocene, sustainable scientific solutions’.
The interdisciplinary research team of the proposed Cluster of Excellence REASONS develop a concept for the management of freshwater ecosystems to ensure their resilience for future challenges such as climate change.
Announcements & Events
May 2, 2024 ZWU Water Café
Every first Thursday of the month at the "Brücke" in Essen - Exchange & networking & getting to know each other
June 24. - 28., 2024 19th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies
Conference by the International Water Association (IWA) supported by the ZWU
September 26.-27., 2024 14th Water Research Horizon Conference
Overcoming the water crises is a systemic challenge that requires new ways of "valorizing" water research.
News
April 2024 UDE delegation visits Berkeley Lab
At a two-day kick-off meeting at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a distinguished interdisciplinary delegation from the UDE explored collaborative opportunities in genomics, structural biology, bioimaging, and particularly, water research.
April 2024 Smart dam control
In order to adapt reservoirs to climate change, researchers at the UDE are developing a prediction-based control system for reservoirs based on artificial intelligence. The PROWAVE project is being funded by the Bundesstiftung Umwelt with 348,000 euros over the next three years.
March 2024 Prof Dieter Bathen re-elected
UDE engineer Prof Dieter Bathen will continue to chair the Johannes Rau Research Foundation (JRF) for the next five years. He was unanimously re-elected as Chairman of the Board and Scientific Director.
March 2024 Prof. Susanne Moebus is Co-Chair of the "Health and Resilience" Expert Council
Prof. Dr. Susanne Moebus has taken over the co-chairmanship of the new "Health and Resilience" Expert Council. The new committee aims to protect the healthcare system and society from health crises in a scientifically orientated manner.
March 2024 Award for Prof. Corina Andronescu
Professor Dr. Corina Andronescu receives the Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize this year. With this award, the German Chemical Society honors the 37-year-old scientist from the University of Duisburg-Essen for her impressive and comprehensive work in the field of technical chemistry.
March 2024 Nature Water publication on water pollution
An international research team with the participation of scientists from the IAC has summarized how contamination can be discovered using substance-specific isotope analysis and then better eliminated. Nature Water published the results: Nature Water.
March 2024 UDE coordinates international 2-million-EUR-project
The research project "DNAquaIMG: Innovative transnational aquatic biodiversity monitoring" by the working group led by Prof Florian Leese at the University of Duisburg-Essen contributes to a better understanding of biodiversity change in Europe and sets new impulses with its international appeal.
News from the network More ZWU News
Here you can find more news from the ZWU network from 2023 and previous years.
The strategic research area coordinated by the ZWU
One of the greatest challenges for the 21st century is to ensure the sustainable use of the global resource water. The strategic research area "water research" established by the University of Duisburg-Essen and headed by the Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) is dedicated to adress the growing challenges.
Water Graduate School
The Water Graduate School (WGS) is a strategic career development platform providing individual support and advancement to early career researcher in the field of water research.
German Society for Membrane Technology (DGMT) e.V.
The office of the German Society for Membrane Technology (DGMT) e.V. is located at the ZWU. For more information on the DGMT please visit the DGMT website.
Water Science Alliance (WSA) e.V.
The office of the Water Science Alliance (WSA) e.V. is located at the ZWU. For more information on the WSA please visit the WSA website.